Additional reporting by Christine Chung, Ese Olumhense, Clifford Michel and Rosa Goldensohn Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. When the City Council meets Thursday, it will cast a vote that will be both routine and transformational. Routine, because the Council’s […]
Jonathan Lippman
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City Seeks to Move Mentally Ill Inmates to Hospitals
The de Blasio administration intends to develop facilities outside of Rikers Island and the city’s other jails that offer specialty care for inmates with mental-health issues, drug-related problems and complex medical needs, THE CITY has learned. The city’s Correctional Health Services recently put out a call for prospective contractors to study the design and cost […]